Steve Kaplan

Renowned comedy consultant Steve Kaplan discusses his approach to Comedy's Hero's Journey, focusing on engaging the audience and creating relatable characters. Topics include the importance of character development in comedic films, movie comedy favorites and challenges, the quirky story of 'Tag', exploring scenes and the 'WTF moment', balancing humor and heart in comedy films, creating empathy for characters, the characteristics and journey of the comic hero, and analyzing 'The Hangover' and comedy sequels.

Steve Kaplan, an expert on C-suite hiring and CEO performance, dives into the complexities of selecting the right CEOs. He reveals that successful CEO traits often differ from those of other executives, highlighting skills like decision-making, execution, and charisma. Kaplan warns against merely favoring likability over effectiveness in hiring practices. He explores how trends in CEO characteristics have evolved while certain core traits remain constant, using examples from iconic leaders to emphasize the crucial balance of execution skills and interpersonal abilities.